Senior Software Engineer (Backend)

TL;DR

Senior Software Engineer (Backend): Building and optimizing high-load backend services for gamification and value dashboard capabilities with an accent on API design, database performance, and scalability. Focus on microservices architecture, solving complex concurrency challenges, and ensuring system reliability under heavy traffic.

Location: Primarily **Boston, MA**, with flexibility across other **US locations**. **Mandatory in-person interview or live video conference** with the hiring manager for final rounds.

Salary: $129,000–$193,500

Company

hirify.global is the world’s most advanced and largest intelligence company, serving over 1,900 clients worldwide with security intelligence solutions.

What you will do

• Design and maintain backend services using Scala and GraphQL.
• Build and optimize Elasticsearch and MongoDB data structures to support real-time analytics and gamification logic.
• Develop APIs for seamless integration with frontend dashboards.
• Ensure system scalability, performance, and reliability.
• Collaborate with frontend and fullstack engineers to ensure effective integration.
• Contribute ideas to support the company's vision and challenge requirements to improve system quality and outcomes.

Requirements

• 5+ years of backend development experience.
• Proficiency in Scala, GraphQL, Elasticsearch, MongoDB, and Python.
• Experience supporting gamification systems or analytics-driven dashboards.
• Familiarity with microservices architecture and API design.

Culture & Benefits

• High standards, practicing inclusion, and acting ethically.
• Diverse team with over 40 nationalities.
• Eligible for incentive compensation, equity, medical, dental, vision, life insurance and 401K.
• Committed to maintaining an environment that attracts and retains talent from a diverse range of experiences, backgrounds and lifestyles.